Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oliver Levi Seibert

Male 1881 - 1944  (63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Oliver Levi Seibert was born 18 Mar 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Franklin E. "Frank" Seibert and Sarah Bedford); died 15 May 1944; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Honoured: Hockey Hall of Fame
    • Interesting: Hockey Player
    • Name: Levi Oliver Seibert
    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6514.3
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Interesting:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Seibert


    https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P196110&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName

    Honoured:
    https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P196110&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName

    Oliver married Emma S. Fuhrmann 6 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Joseph Fuhrmann and Wilhelmina Bänke) was born 18 Aug 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. May Seibert was born May 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Roy Lester Seibert was born Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Vera Wilhelmina Seibert was born Nov 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Earl Walter Seibert was born 7 Dec 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1990, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
    5. Ruth Bernice Seibert was born 25 Apr 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1989; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Doris Seibert was born 8 Nov 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1965; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Franklin E. "Frank" Seibert was born 29 May 1857, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob S. Seibert and Elizabeth E. Erb); died 31 May 1920, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1920, Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Frank Seibert
    • Name: Franklin Seibert
    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6514
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1878, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tire Store
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Repair Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

    Notes:

    Franklin E. Seibert, "was born May 29th, 1857. He is a cabinet maker by trade and is engaged with The Simpson Company of Berlin, where he resides. He is married to Sarah Bedford and has a family of nine children".

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Frank Seibert Passes Away

    The death of a well-known resident of Kitchener occurred on Sunday when Mr. Frank Seibert passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. Gabel, Breslau Road. The late Mr. Seibert was sixty-two years of age and was a life-long resident, having been born in Bridgeport. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2: 30 and will be private.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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    The New Fire Brigade

    The new fire brigade is composed of the following members:- Frank Seibert, chief; Daniel Boettger, driver; Michael Massell, John Treusch, Charles Koehn,
    Eugen Hirteis, Otto Koehn, John W. Rhodes, Isaak Dickmann, Adam Denges, Michael Heintzmann, Leander Klaehn, John H. Mayer, and Henry Tiehle.

    The chief is responsible for his underlings and has full authority over them. There were 23 applications on hand for the vacant positions. The members of the new fire brigade are not allowed to drink beer in the firehall. This is a commendable regulation.


    Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk

    Berliner Journal March 18, 1897 Page 4 Column 2.

    Franklin married Sarah Bedford 1 Sep 1878, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Charles Bedford, Sr. and Leah Bull) was born 12 Dec 1860, Kidderminster, Staffordshire, England; died 23 Oct 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Bedford was born 12 Dec 1860, Kidderminster, Staffordshire, England (daughter of Charles Bedford, Sr. and Leah Bull); died 23 Oct 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah Seibert
    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6514.1
    • Immigration: 1868, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1870, , Canada
    • Residence: 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

    Notes:

    Mrs. Sarah Seibert

    The death of Mrs. Sarah Seibert occurred on Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl S. Hill, 49 West Avenue South, Hamilton, following an illness of six months. Mrs. Seibert aged 67 years. She was born in Kitterminster, Staffordshire, England, in the year 1859, and came to the United States at the age of nine. After living there for a short time, she came to Canada and lived on the farm at the head of Lancaster St. Hill Street is situated on part of the farm. In 1878 she was married to the late Franklin Seibert, who predeceased her in 1920. There were sixteen children born to this union, two of whom, Gordon and William, died I their infancy. The late Mrs. William Gabel, who died in May 1925, was also a daughter. The late Mrs. Seibert was possessed of a genial disposition and was beloved by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who deeply mourn her passing. She is survived by seven sons, Oliver, Edwin, Franklin, Nelson and Clarence of this city, Albert of Detroit, Mich., and Shannon of Hamilton, and six daughters, Mrs. Frank Matthews, 105 South Cedar St., Mrs. Herbert Martin, matron of the Old People's Home, Mrs. Roy Van Buren of Waterdown, N.Y., Mrs. E.S. Hill, Hamilton, Miss Marguerite of Hamilton, and Miss Dorothy of this city. The funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Matthews, 105 South Cedar Street, on Tuesday at 2 o'clock where services will be conducted to the Bridgeport cemetery where interment will be made.

    Children:
    1. Alice Elizabeth Seibert was born 18 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1925, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Oliver Levi Seibert was born 18 Mar 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1944; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mabel Leah Clarissa Seibert was born 15 Jun 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lucille Gertrude "Lucy" Seibert was born 19 Nov 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Albert Jeremiah Seibert was born 9 Oct 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. David Edison "Edison" Seibert was born 2 Jan 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Franklin Bedford "Butch" Seibert was born 26 Mar 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nelson Thomas Seibert was born 1 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Shannon Herbert "Herbert" Seibert was born 23 Mar 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Clarence Charles Seibert was born 24 Sep 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Gordon Seibert was born 29 Apr 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Florence Agnes Seibert was born 3 Jun 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1971, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, United States.
    13. Verlie M. "Veryl" Seibert was born 4 Nov 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Marguerite Lillian Seibert was born 23 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. William Findlay Seibert was born 26 Mar 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    16. Dorothy Elner Seibert was born 23 Nov 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob S. Seibert was born 4 Jul 1823, , Bavaria, Germany (son of Jacob Seibert and Elizabeth Stein); died 11 Sep 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6506
    • Immigration: 1827, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpentry Refinishing

    Notes:

    Jacob S. Seibert, "was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 4th, 1823. On October 28th, 1845, he was married to Magdalena Erb who was born October 8th, 1823, and died January 2nd, 1849. After her decease Mr. Seibert was married to Elizabeth Erb, sister to his first wife. She was born February 7th, 1825. They reside in Bridgeport where he followed his trade (Cabinet maker and builder) for many years but now they live retired. His family consists of nine children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Lived in County Nearly 80 Years - Death of Jacob S. Seibert In His 82nd Year. - For 65 Years a Resident of Bridgeport - Jacob S. Siebert died at the residence of his son Jacob, Jr., Albert Street, Berlin, at 7 am, on Sunday in his 82nd year. Deceased was one of the earliest pioneers of Waterloo County. He was born in Germany and came to Canada with his parents when he was two years old, the family settling in Wilmot. Deceased moved to Bridgeport 62 years ago and was a resident of that village uninterruptedly until six months ago when he moved with his son Jacob to Berlin. He is survived by four sons. They are Levi, Jacob and Frank, all of Berlin, and Aaron, of Bridgeport. The funeral takes place tomorrow at 2 pm from the house to the Bridgeport burial grounds.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Jacob married Elizabeth E. Erb 30 Oct 1849. Elizabeth (daughter of David G. Erb and Nancy W. Eby) was born 7 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1905, Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth E. Erb was born 7 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of David G. Erb and Nancy W. Eby); died 3 Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1905, Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth E. Seibert
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2840
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Notes:

    Elizabeth E. Erb, "was born February 7th, 1825. She was married to Jacob Seibert, October 30th, 1849. They reside in Bridgeport where they had a family of six children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Death of Mrs. Seibert - The death occurred on Thursday of Mrs. Elizabeth Seibert, relict of the late Jacob Seibert, who died several months ago. The deceased was in her 81st year and has been ill for some weeks. She has been residing with her son, Jacob S. Seibert, Albert Street. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2 o'clock from her son's residence, Albert Street, to the Bridgeport Cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Levi Seibert died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Seibert was born 19 Aug 1850, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1866; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Aaron Emanuel Seibert was born 8 Dec 1851, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nelson Seibert was born 16 May 1853, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1854; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Matilda Seibert was born 13 Sep 1855, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1856; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 2. Franklin E. "Frank" Seibert was born 29 May 1857, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1920, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1920, Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Jacob Erb Seibert was born 4 Jan 1859, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1956.

  3. 6.  Charles Bedford, Sr.Charles Bedford, Sr. was born 29 Aug 1831, , England; died 16 Sep 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: , Ontario, Canada; Charles Bedford and Leah Bull
    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Occupation: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; saw mill hand
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28762
    • Immigration: 1868, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1868, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Incomer
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Charles — Leah Bull. Leah (daughter of William Bull and Johannah Grainger) was born 23 Jan 1836, , England; died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Leah BullLeah Bull was born 23 Jan 1836, , England (daughter of William Bull and Johannah Grainger); died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Name: Leah Bedford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28773
    • Immigration: 1868
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Immigration: 1869, , Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Notes:

    --------------------------------------Mrs. Leah Bedford - Mrs. Leah Bedford, wife of the late Charles Bedford, died this morning at her home in Bloomingdale at 4: 20 o'clock. The deceased was 92 years of age. She is survived by one sister, Miss Mary Bull, of Bloomingdale, three sons, Thomas and Charles of Blomingdale (sic), Albert at Salmon Arm, B.C. and three daughters Mrs. Sarah Siebert of Kitchener, Mrs. Alice McAllister of Bloomingdale, and Mrs. G. G. Peppler of Tavistock. The funeral will be held on Monday, Feb 15th, at 3 p.m. from her late residence to the Bloomingdale cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Mary Bedford was born 1852, , England; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Charles Bedford was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Sarah Bedford was born 12 Dec 1860, Kidderminster, Staffordshire, England; died 23 Oct 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Thomas J. Bedford was born 29 Aug 1861, , Staffordshire, England; died 18 Dec 1941, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Alice Bedford was born Apr 1864, , Worchestershire, England; died 1953; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William H. Bedford was born 21 Aug 1865, , England; died 30 May 1915, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Agnes "Aggie" Bedford was born 8 Oct 1868, , USA; died 3 Feb 1929, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , McTavish Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Charles Bedford was born 4 Sep 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Albert "Bert" Bedford was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Seibert was born 1799, , Bavaria, Germany; died 1876, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6505
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Notes:

    Jacob Seibert, "whose parents were natives of Switzerland, was born in Bavaria, Germany, about the year 1798. In 1822 he was married to Elizabeth Stein who was born probably in 1800 (She was two years his junior in age). In the year 1827 they, with their family of one child, emigrated to America and settled in Welland County, Ontario, nearly opposite the city of Buffalo, New York, where they resided for a little more than a year. From here they moved to Waterloo County and settled temporarily a little east of Berlin. (In the old log house that stood at the side of the road on Mr. Jas. Brubacher's farm, along this marsh where now Peter M. Weber resides). From here they moved to Wilmot Township and settled on lot No. 4,(Farm now possessed by C. Deitrich) Upper Road, where they resided until their family had arrived at maturity. When old the parents made their home with their son, John, who resides at Petoskey, Michigan, where she died in August, 1870, and he died in 1876. To them was born a family of six children".

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    It is possible that Jacob was married 18 Mar 1828 in Waldfischbach, Bayern, Germany. More research is needed.

    Jacob — Elizabeth Stein. Elizabeth was born 1797, , Bavaria, Germany; died Aug 1870, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Stein was born 1797, , Bavaria, Germany; died Aug 1870, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Seibert
    • Eby ID Number: 00109-6505.1
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob S. Seibert was born 4 Jul 1823, , Bavaria, Germany; died 11 Sep 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adam S. Seibert was born 7 May 1828, Atlantic Ocean; died 14 May 1886, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. John S. Seibert was born 10 Sep 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1914, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.
    4. Henry S. Seibert was born 17 Jul 1834, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1901.
    5. David Seibert was born 1836, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Veronica S. "Fanny" Seibert was born 18 Jan 1836, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1919, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  David G. ErbDavid G. Erb was born 21 Feb 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Jacob Erb and Salome Graybill); died 25 Aug 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200542536
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2836
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

    Notes:

    David Erb, "the eldest of the family, was born in Pennsylvania, February 21st, 1797. He was nine years of age when his parents moved to Canada and settled in this County. He was married to Nancy, eldest daughter of George and Barbara (Wenger) Eby. She was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, October 13th, 1801, and died March 4th, 1887. Soon after their marriage they moved a little north-east of the town of Waterloo, on the farm now possessed by Jacob Groff. Here they resided many years, but after their family was raised they sold the farm and moved to Bridgeport, Ontario, where they resided until his death which took place August 25th, 1883. After his death she had her home with her daughter, Susan, who resides in Thedford, Huron County, where she died a few years afterwards. They had a family of ten children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Bridgeport United Church

    The early Evangelical Association congregations in Berlin and Waterloo date back to August 1839 when a Camp Meeting was held over a number of days at David Erb's farm (Lot 7, German Company Tract) at Lexington. Classes (or congregations) in Berlin and in Waterloo were organized at that meeting by Bishop John Seybert - on August 29th. Twenty-six charter members were divided into the two classes. Class leader for Waterloo and vicinity was Jacob Hoffman. His brother, John, was class leader for Berlin.

    The Waterloo class, along with classes at Lexington and Breslau, was connected to the Berlin Mission until the organization of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Association in 1864. The Waterloo Mission was formed at that time. In 1866 the Breslau class was merged with the Lexington class and in 1876 the Lexington class, with 31 members, was referred to as the Bridgeport class for the first time.

    An old log schoolhouse was purchased in 1879 for $500.00 on condition that it be used only for Sunday School services, not for preaching. The exterior walls were covered with lumber and the building was dedicated on November 9, 1879. A new white brick church was built ten years later, in 1889, when the old schoolhouse became inadequate for the growing congregation. This church was in use until 1934 when the present building was completed. A decision had been made at a congregational meeting in July 1933 to proceed with construction of a new church. The ground-breaking service was held on August 28, 1933 and on October 1 of that year the cornerstone was laid by Rev. W.J. Zimmerman. Dedication services were held in the new red brick church on Sunday March 18, 1934. In 1942 the old brick church was sold to Mr. Minnacker for $100. An addition which was built on to the west side of the church in 1958 provided additional space for the Sunday School, as well as offices and a kitchen. The new complex was dedicated on November 30, 1958 with Professor John F. Schaefer of Naperville, Illinois preaching the dedication sermon.

    Bridgeport and Waterloo were a joint parish from 1876 until 1910, when Bridgeport was joined with Strasburg. This association lasted until 1914 when Bridgeport called its own full-time pastor. The Evangelical Church joined with the United Brethren in Christ Church on November 16, 1946 to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. On January 1, 1968 when the Evangelical United Brethren joined with the United Church, Emmanuel's name was changed once again - to Emmanuel United Church. In February 1987 the congregation voted to change the name of the church to Bridgeport United Church.

    Rev. J. Kaechele (1864-1865) was pastor in 1864 when the Waterloo Mission was formed; Solomon Kraft was the Bridgeport class leader when the schoolhouse was bought in 1879 and Rev. S.R. Knechtel (1888-1891) was pastor in 1889 when the new white brick church was built.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose


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    Zion United Church

    A Sunday School was established in Berlin in 1837, meeting in Jacob Hailer's carpenter shop which was located at the southeast corner of what is now King and Scott Streets. A mission was begun by Rev. Christian Holl shortly after his arrival in Berlin on May 9, 1839, and a class (or congregation) was organized several months later on August 29, 1839 by Bishop John Seybert of the Evangelical Association during a camp meeting held at David Erb's farm near Lexington. John Hoffman was the Berlin class leader; his brother, Jacob, was class leader for the Waterloo-Lexington congregation. The Berlin congregation met in the old Town Hall until their first church was built in 1841 on Queen Street South across from Church Street on land purchased as of August 24, 1841 from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider. The church was dedicated on September 25th of that year, with Rev. Christian Hummel of Buffalo, New York, officiating. Rev. Joseph Harlacher was pastor from 1840-1842. In 1842 the Waterloo Mission became a Circuit of the East Pennsylvania Conference. Two years later it was part of the New York Conference.

    The second church building was built of brick on the same site in 1866, and dedicated in 1867; Rev. C.A. Spies was pastor at the time. The old frame church was sold and moved to Elgin Street where it was used as a dwelling. In the same year Berlin became a station.

    The present church building was built in 1893 on Weber Street; dedication services were held on June 15, 16 and 17, 1894. This building was heavily damaged by fires in 1942 and 1965 but was renovated and restored each time.

    The union of the Evangelical Church and the United Brethren in Christ Church on November 16, 1946 created the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The name of the church was to change again, to Zion United Church when the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined the United Church of Canada on January 1, 1968. Of interest: some maps of early Berlin show this church as a German Methodist church.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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    Emmanuel United Church

    The first Evangelical missionaries arrived in the Waterloo area in 1837. The first Waterloo class (congregation) was formed on August 29, 1839 by Bishop John Seybert during a camp meeting at David Erb's farm near Lexington. Jacob Hoffman was the Waterloo-Lexington class leader; his brother, John, was class leader in Berlin. A brick building which was erected by Samuel Burkholder in 1849 on Church Street, near King, was offered to the congregation for their use as a church, rent free, provided that they agreed to finish and furnish the building. Dedication of the new church was in 1851. The house, known as Burkholder House, is still standing, but Church Street in Waterloo is now known as Central Street.

    In the early 1890s Waterloo was in the North District of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Association, and was ministered to jointly with Bridgeport. Pastors in those years were Revs. C.R. Knechtel (1890-1891), F. Meyer (1892), D. Kreh (1893), and W.J. Yaeger (1894).

    A new church, which was built in 1871 at the corner of Cedar and Water Streets (now Bridgeport Road and Dorset Street), was replaced in 1905 by the present structure. Dedication was in May, 1906. Emmanuel Hall was built in 1938. Changes made in 1963 included an addition, a new front entrance and renovation of the former Christian Education area.

    On November 16, 1946 the Evangelical Church joined with congregations of the United Brethren in Christ Church to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. When the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined the United Church of Canada as of January 1, 1968, Emmanuel became a United Church..

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

    David — Nancy W. Eby. Nancy (daughter of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger) was born 13 Oct 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1887, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy W. Eby was born 13 Oct 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger); died 4 Mar 1887, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200542654
    • Name: Agnes Eby
    • Name: Anna Eby
    • Name: Nancy W. Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2675
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Notes:

    Nancy Eby, "the eldest daughter of George and Barbara (Wenger) Eby, was born in Pennsylvania, October 13th, 1801, and died March 4th, 1887. She was married to David Erb who was born February 21st, 1797, and died August 25th, 1883. "

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Sarah Erb was born 10 Dec 1820, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samuel E. Erb was born 28 Jul 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Magdalena Erb was born 8 Oct 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1849; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Elizabeth E. Erb was born 7 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1905, Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Erb was born 6 Nov 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1908, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    6. Lydia E. Erb was born 31 Aug 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1849.
    7. Sary Erb was born 1830, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Veronica E. Erb was born 6 Aug 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. David E. Erb was born 19 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Susannah Erb was born 5 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Mariah "Mary" Erb was born 6 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1898; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  William Bull was born 8 Sep 1808, Pensnet, Staffordshire, England; died 20 Feb 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28828
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Living with Charles & Leah (Bull) Bedford and family

    William — Johannah Grainger. Johannah was born Abt 1810, , England; died Bef 1871. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Johannah Grainger was born Abt 1810, , England; died Bef 1871.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johannah Bull
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28839

    Notes:

    Wife of William Bull

    Children:
    1. 7. Leah Bull was born 23 Jan 1836, , England; died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Bull was born 14 Oct 1852, Hartshill, , Berkshire, England; died 12 Dec 1944, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.